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Something for the Big and Little Guy’s (Tutorial)

November 8, 2009 by Jessica 26 Comments

So, I’ve always wanted to do a refashion for my hubby, but nothing really came to me until now. Here I took a simple hooded sweatshirt and transformed it into this:

Men's Sweatshirt Refashion How To

Not much different, but a change none the less. Good news??? My husband loves it! I was a bit taken aback by how much he liked it. He was happy I finally did something for him, lol. Now, if only I had a little boy to make a matching one for….

Before:
The Before

What you need:
–A hooded sweatshirt
–2 to 3 buttons
–Elastic (think broken hair elastics, elastic that holds new shoes together, sewing elastic, etc).
–Seam ripper
–Scissors
–Measuring Tape

How to do it:

1. Grab your seam ripper and take off the hood. (It’s really not that time consuming).

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2. Take your measuring tape and measure around the neck to determine a rough estimate. Go higher than lower in the measurement to be on the safe side.

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3. Take the hood and cut a piece from it that will become the new collar part. I just made mine 2 or 3 inches longer than the measurement around the neck opening. For the height, double the height that you desire. My piece totaled 26″ x 5″.

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4. Fold the piece in half long ways, right sides facing, and cut at an angle on one end. You want the cut angling in towards the side that is open. My picture shows if the fabric was facing wrong sides together.

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5. To make the other side even, fold in half and match up ends to cut at the same angle.

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6. Sew the side angles together and turn right side out.
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7. Next, cut a square/rectangle piece. This is the part that will make it look like there’s a flap. I cut mine to be 5.5″x 5″.

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8. Pin three sides down and sew. Leave the top unsewn because the collar will cover that up.

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9. Pin the square/rectangle piece onto the middle top of the shirt and sew on. Just sew right over the sewing you just did to hold the sides down.

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10. Now, pin on the collar, with the top facing down. You want it to overlap a little. If you don’t like how it overlaps, take off and cut some off or recut a piece if not long enough.

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11. Sew the collar and shirt together.

12. Flip the collar up and push the seam down. Sew around the neckline to sew down the seam.

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13. Cut 2 to 3 small squares (depending on how many buttons you want to add. I did two) and cut 2-3 small pieces of elastic (mine were 3 inches long each). You will just have to play with the length of the elastic. I just placed my buttons where I wanted them and figured how much I would need to stretch from the square to the button for it to work.

14. Place the square on the side of the square/rectangle with the elastic underneath and pin.

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15. Sew around the small squares (I went over the elastic side a few times to make sure it would hold good) and then sew an x in the middle of the small squares if desired. I like doing it for looks and for the extra hold.

16. Determine where you want the buttons and hand sew them on. Put the elastic around them once on and you are all done!

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Comments

  1. Disney says

    November 8, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    That is so fantastic!! I love that you found something to make for your husband. I’ve been trying to think of something for months!
    You’re amazing!!

    Reply
  2. Laura Gerencser says

    November 8, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    Very cool!

    Reply
  3. Linda @ Craftaholics Anonymous says

    November 8, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Love it! So glad to see something for the guys for once. Seems like everything is all about us girlies! Very clever.
    Linda

    Reply
  4. The Studes says

    November 8, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    LOVE THIS thank you!

    Reply
  5. Heather says

    November 9, 2009 at 12:26 am

    That is so awesome! I will have to make one of those for my hubby. He has waaaayyyy to many hoodies, so it will be nice to make him something different! Thanks!

    Reply
  6. imlilanglnot says

    November 9, 2009 at 12:51 am

    I love this! And although I don’t enjoy sewing for boys nearly as much as I do for girls, I’ve been struggling to find boy-ish things for my little bear!

    The bear is still too little for this, but I’ll definitely be keeping it in mind to make matching ones for him and his papa. Future christmas presents? I think so! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Thanks for the tutorial!

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  7. casserole says

    November 9, 2009 at 9:56 am

    This is so cool!! I posted a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-mans-sweatshirt-refashion/2009/11/09/

    –anne

    Reply
  8. felicia says

    November 9, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Oh I love this! I am going to have to make one for my son.

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  9. felicia says

    November 9, 2009 at 10:47 am

    Oh I love this! I am going to have to make one for my son.

    Reply
  10. Linguisticky says

    November 9, 2009 at 10:51 am

    What do you mean MEN’S? I want one! And I don’t have a husband…or a boyfriend! you could totally do this with a cable-knit sweater or something too. Love love love! Thanks!

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  11. dana says

    November 9, 2009 at 11:49 am

    Very cool Jessica!

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  12. Su says

    November 9, 2009 at 11:59 am

    Love it! You are so creative

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  13. Liz says

    November 9, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    This is such a fabulous idea!

    Reply
  14. k a t y says

    November 10, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Yes, I like this one. It’s still a comfy sweatshirt for him, but with more sophistication. Excellent job!

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    November 10, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Sweet!! i’m making one for my father in law. Hoods drive him nuts!!

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  16. Maggie says

    November 10, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Finally a gift for men! Hurrah!

    Reply
  17. Rachel@oneprettything.com says

    November 10, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    That looks fantastic! I love the new design, it’s great! Thanks so much for sharing this, I’ll be linking.

    Reply
  18. Amber says

    November 11, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    I love this! My hubby is always complaining that sweatshirts choke him. With this, I can make the neck larger and have it look nice! TFS!

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  19. Baba says

    November 11, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Fabulous transformation! I think my hubby would love this look too!

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  20. Kristen @ Miss Prissy Paige says

    November 11, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    Great idea, I’ll have to add this to my list of projects I want to try. First thing first, learn how to sew ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  21. Suzanne says

    November 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    finally something for a guy
    AWESOMENESS

    Reply
  22. lej619 says

    November 14, 2009 at 1:20 am

    yeah what everyone else is saying!!
    I love it.

    Reply
  23. Regina says

    November 14, 2009 at 9:34 am

    My son is complaining about the hood on his hoodie -but the body fits so well – this might be a good way to save it for another season of wear before he outgrows it!

    Reply
  24. baDkiTtY says

    November 17, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    WOW, THANKS FOR THE EYE CANDY!!!

    Reply
  25. mborrero says

    December 25, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    super and good modeling on his part

    Reply
  26. jonnie says

    May 3, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    great idea, What a talented designer

    Reply

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